to mentally prepare for something challenging or frightening
подготовиться к чему-то сложному или пугающему (podgotovitsya k chemu-to slozhnomu ili pugayushchemu)
"Take a breath and brace yourself for the tough conversation."
"Сделай глубокий вдох и подготовься к сложному разговору." (sdelay glubokiy vdokh i podgotov’sya k slozhnomu razgovoru)
to illuminate or brighten with lights or joy
to study something again before an exam
to socialize and talk with different people
to expand or grow the size or capacity of something
to try to achieve or obtain something with effort
to increase the number of products sold